Problem Installing USB Drive

I bought a Lexar USB Jump drive. Works fine on one PC (and even on
a Mac!), but it's a no go on another PC. That's a real problem for me
as that's the PC I really need to transfer files from.

Am using ME. The USB drive is never acknowledged by the system.
When I go in to check my hardware profile, I see that there is a
problem with the USB drive. Reinstalling drivers does nothing. I get
the warning message that either the drive isn't present (it is) or
there is some problem. It isn't the cabling - took what I had from
the other PC that acknowledges the USB drive and installed it on the
one PC that doesn't acknowldege it. Still no go.

Think I've got the Bios settings correct (Award Bios on a FIC AT
mainboard). Either something is fried on the mainboard (never used
the USB port until a few days ago) or there's some obscure setting
written in invisible ink in the manual for the Bios that I haven't
set.

Anybody seen this or got an idea? Maybe have to get another
mainboard?

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 > I bought a Lexar USB Jump drive. Works
 > fine on one PC (and even on a Mac!),

Thats the problem, you've polluted it now.

 > but it's a no go on another PC. That's a real problem for
 > me as that's the PC I really need to transfer files from.

 > Am using ME. The USB drive is never acknowledged
 > by the system. When I go in to check my hardware
 > profile, I see that there is a problem with the USB drive.

Is the USB actually enabled in the bios etc ?
Do other USB devices work on that PC ?

 > Reinstalling drivers does nothing. I get the warning message
 > that either the drive isn't present (it is) or there is some
 > problem. It isn't the cabling - took what I had from the
 > other PC that acknowledges the USB drive and installed
 > it on the one PC that doesn't acknowldege it. Still no go.

Then most likely there is a problem with the USB on that PC.

 > Think I've got the Bios settings correct (Award Bios on
 > a FIC AT mainboard). Either something is fried on the
 > mainboard (never used the USB port until a few days ago)

Thats possible. Its also possible that you are using
the wrong USB header cable with that motherboard.
Those older AT motherboards with USB headers instead
of the built in ATX USB connectors have a number of
header patterns, and some you can put it on backwards too.

Which exact FIC motherboard ?

 > or there's some obscure setting written in invisible
 > ink in the manual for the Bios that I haven't set.

There is often an enable/disable, but you've presumably seen that.

 > Anybody seen this or got an idea?

See if you can get more basic USB ops working like with a mouse etc.

 > Maybe have to get another mainboard?

Probably not, tho if its only USB 1.1 you wont like the speed
much and it may be worth adding a USB2 card to that PC.